KR20140000951A - Control method for electronic device, record medium and electronic device thereof - Google Patents

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KR20140000951A
KR20140000951A KR1020120068855A KR20120068855A KR20140000951A KR 20140000951 A KR20140000951 A KR 20140000951A KR 1020120068855 A KR1020120068855 A KR 1020120068855A KR 20120068855 A KR20120068855 A KR 20120068855A KR 20140000951 A KR20140000951 A KR 20140000951A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a control method for an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: sequentially outputting at least two app identifiers, corresponding to different applications, one by one to a designated location on a touch screen; detecting touch on the touch screen; and activating a user interface for an application corresponding to the selected app identifier if the detected touch corresponds to a gesture predetermined to select the app identifier. [Reference numerals] (S100) Configuration; (S110) Sequentially display app identifiers; (S120) Detect touch; (S130) Does the detected touch correspond to a set touch gesture?; (S140) Activate an application corresponding to the selected app identifier

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CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, RECORD MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

The present invention relates to an electronic device having a touch screen, and more particularly, to a control method of an electronic device for executing an application by recognizing a touch state of a graphic user interface displayed on a touch screen, and an electronic device employing the same. will be.

Recently released portable electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs are equipped with a touch screen to provide a more convenient user interface, and users can use various wireless communication networks such as Wi-Fi or 3G networks. It supports an environment in which an application program (hereinafter, referred to as an “application”) can be freely downloaded and used on a portable electronic device.

Applications downloaded to the portable electronic device are executed by activation of a graphical user interface (GUI). The executable file of the application is displayed on the home screen in the form of an icon of a predetermined image.

The user interface environment as described above facilitates access to various contents provided by an application or various control-related internal systems of the electronic device.

However, as applications downloaded to the portable electronic device accumulate, the number of icons arranged on the home screen of the portable electronic device gradually increases, resulting in an inconvenience in that it is difficult to retrieve and execute a desired icon.

In addition, although applications such as instant messengers (IM), cameras, phones, messages, maps, the Internet, music players, and the like are frequently used applications, unlocking is required to run in the user interface lock mode of a portable electronic device. Since it is necessary to find and touch the icon of the app while the home screen is open, it takes a lot of time and is very troublesome to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a control method of an electronic device, a recording medium, and an electronic device, which can increase the ease of use for an application with a high frequency of use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method of an electronic device, a recording medium, and an electronic device, which support a quick access function for an application frequently used in a user interface lock mode.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the steps of (a) sequentially outputting at least two or more app identifiers corresponding to different applications at a designated location on the touch screen; (b) detecting a touch on the touch screen; And (c) activating a user interface for an application corresponding to the selected app identifier when the detected touch corresponds to a predetermined gesture to select the app identifier. To provide.

In the step (a), in the user interface lock mode, a channel having a bar-shaped image at a designated position on the touch screen, and a slider moveable from one end to the other end of the channel by a drag touch gesture; Outputs the app title text as the app identifier to the channel with the graphical user interface displayed, and in step (c), the user for the application if the detected touch corresponds to a drag touch gesture for the slider; It is desirable to activate the interface.

In step (a), the app identifiers may be sequentially displayed one by one on the channel, and the output state of the app identifier may be held when a tap or hold touch on the slider is recognized.

Alternatively, in step (a), a sequential display of the app identifiers may be performed by recognizing a tap or hold touch on the slider.

The slider may be assigned a different color for each different user interface, and in step (a) may change the color of the slider in conjunction with the output operation of the app identifier.

The application may be selected from a mobile instance messenger (MIM), web browser, camera, map, message, phone and music player.

It is preferable that the display period of the app identifier is 0.5 to 1 second.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the control method of the electronic device.

According to another aspect of the invention, the graphic control unit for sequentially outputting at least two or more app identifiers corresponding to different applications at a designated position on the touch screen one by one; A touch screen control unit for detecting a touch on the touch screen; And an access control unit for activating a user interface for an application corresponding to the selected app identifier when the detected touch corresponds to a predetermined gesture to select the app identifier.

According to the present invention, the user can directly access the desired application in the lock mode of the electronic device through a gesture of selecting one of the app identifiers sequentially displayed at the designated location on the touch screen. Therefore, by registering an application frequently used by the user, the application can be used quickly and conveniently even in the lock mode.

Since the app identifiers are sequentially displayed one by one at a designated location, the space occupied by the graphical user interface in the touch screen can be minimized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the invention given below, serve to further the understanding of the technical idea of the invention. And should not be construed as limiting.
1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a GUI diagram illustrating an example of outputting unlock text;
3 to 5 are GUI diagrams showing a sequential display example of an app identifier;
6 is a flowchart illustrating a control process of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention in the best way possible. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a main body (see 100 of FIG. 2), a touch screen 110 mounted to be exposed on one surface of the main body 100, and a main body 100. A control means 111 that is built-in to perform graphic control and activation control for an application, a memory 112 for storing applications including an operating system (OS), and a wireless communication network such as Wi-Fi or 3G network. It includes a communication module 113 for providing an access function.

The main body 100 may correspond to a portable terminal such as a conventional smartphone or a tablet PC, or a main body 100 of an electronic device such as a general PC. In addition to the detailed configuration of the main body 100, basic components such as the touch screen 110, the communication module 113, etc. are known in the art, so the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The control means 111 includes a graphic control unit 111a, a touch screen control unit 111b and an access control unit 111c.

Graphic control unit 111a is a predetermined wallpaper (Wallpaper) when the user presses a mechanical button provided on the main body 100 or touches any point of the touch screen 110 or touches the execution icon in the user interface lock mode 120) and a dedicated access graphical user interface (GUI) that is used to run a predetermined application on one side of the touch screen 110.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the access GUI includes a channel 131 having a bar-shaped image at a designated position on the touch screen 110 and movable from one end to the other end of the channel 131. Preferably, the slider 130 is included. The access GUI is recognized as a touch state when the user performs a touch gesture of dragging the slider 130 to move from one end of the channel 131 to the other end and then release. An access GUI having such a structure is not only very convenient to use, but also has an advantage of preventing malfunction due to unintended contact with the touch screen 110, and is disclosed in WO 2007/076210.

Alternatively, the access GUI may be provided in a form that includes a button-type graphic that remains stationary rather than a slide type. In this case, when the button-type graphic is held for a preset duration or a touch gesture for touching a preset number of times is performed, the button-type graphic is recognized as a touch state.

The graphic control unit 111a performs a control of sequentially outputting app identifiers (see 132 of FIG. 3) corresponding to different applications at designated positions of the access GUI one by one. Preferably, the graphic control unit 111a sequentially outputs one app title text to the channel 131 as the app identifier 132. As described above, displaying at least two or more app title texts at the same position in order to minimize the occupied area of the app identifier 132 within a limited area of the touch screen 110.

The graphic control unit 111a displays a predetermined wallpaper 120 and simultaneously outputs a phrase related to unlocking to the channel 131 of the access GUI as shown in FIG. 2, and then the access GUI. App identifiers 132 are sequentially displayed one by one on the channel 131. In this case, it is preferable to hold the output state for the app identifier 132 when a tap or hold touch on the slider 130 is recognized.

Alternatively, the graphic control unit 111a of the access GUI is recognized when a tap or hold touch on the slider 130 is recognized while outputting a phrase related to unlocking primarily on the channel 131 of the access GUI. Sequential display of app identifiers 132 on channel 131 is automatically performed. Alternatively, the app identifiers 132 may be displayed one by one each time a tap or hold touch on the slider 130 is recognized.

On the touch screen 110 by the graphic control unit 111a, different app identifiers 132 are periodically displayed at predetermined time intervals as well as unlock-related text as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5. The operation is performed repeatedly in a loop mode. Referring to the time information represented on the touch screen 110 in FIGS. 2 to 5, the sequential display operation may be more easily understood.

The slider 130 of the access GUI is assigned a different color or shape for each different application to facilitate intuitive division in the sequential display operation of the app identifier 132, and in conjunction with the change of the app identifier 132. It is preferable that the shape is changed. That is, the slider 130 of the access GUI is preferably set to have a color or shape corresponding to each application.

The type and display cycle of the app identifier 132 and the slider 130 sequentially displayed in the access GUI may be variously modified according to a user's selection. Here, the display period is preferably set to 0.5 ~ 1 second in consideration of the reaction time and user convenience of the human body.

The application set to correspond to the app identifier 132 is preferably an application requiring high frequency of use and fast access, such as a mobile instance messenger (MIM), a web browser, a camera, a map, a phone, a music player, and the like.

In the user interface lock mode, the access control unit 111c detects a touch corresponding to a predetermined gesture to select one of the app identifiers 132 sequentially output in the access GUI and is recognized as a touch state. The user interface of the application corresponding to the app identifier 132 recognized as the touch state among the preset applications is shifted to the activated state. When the user interface for the application is activated, the user lock mode is released and the application is displayed and ready to detect and respond to user data inputs and contacts.

The predetermined gesture to select any one of the app identifiers 132 may be a drag and release gesture for the slider 130 included in the access GUI, or may be a tap gesture made directly against the app identifier 132. have. In the present specification, the present invention will be mainly described in the case of a drag and release gesture for a slide included in the access GUI.

2 to 5, in the UI lock mode, a plurality of preset app identifiers 132 are sequentially output to the channel 131 of the access GUI.

Preferably, in addition to the app identifier 132, the unlocking related text may be output to the channel 131 of the access GUI. In this case, when a drag touch gesture is performed on the slider 130 corresponding to the moment when the unlock-related text is output, the access control unit 111c releases the lock state of the electronic device to the home screen of the portable electronic device. Display multiple application icons.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, when the drag touch gesture is performed on the slider 130 corresponding to the app identifier 132, for example, when “Cacaotalk” is output, the access control unit 111c responds thereto. Activate the user interface for the mobile instant messenger application.

In addition, when the drag touch gesture is performed on the slider 130 corresponding to the time when “Map” is output as the app identifier 132, as shown in FIG. 4, the access control unit 111c maps the corresponding map. Activate the user interface for the application.

In addition, when the drag touch gesture is performed on the slider 130 corresponding to the time when “Phone” is output as the app identifier 132, as shown in FIG. 5, the access control unit 111c calls the corresponding call. Activate the user interface for the application.

6 shows a control process performed by the electronic device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, first, as a configuration setting step, a process of setting an application to be sequentially displayed is performed (S100). In this step, the user selects the app identifier 132 (app title text) corresponding to the desired application, and sets the color or shape of the slider 130 corresponding to each application, the display time interval of the access button image, and the password. Setting and so on.

Subsequently, when the user interface lock mode is entered, a process of sequentially displaying the app identifier 132 and the corresponding slider 130, including the unlock-related text on the channel 131 in the access GUI, is performed one by one (S110). . In response to this, the user may touch the slider 130 at the moment of outputting the app identifier 132 which he wishes to access among the app identifiers 132 sequentially displayed.

When a touch on the touch screen is detected (S120), a procedure of determining whether the detected touch corresponds to a preset touch gesture is performed (S130).

If it is determined that the detected touch corresponds to the set touch gesture for the slider 130, the user recognizes that the app identifier 132 corresponding to the slider 130 recognized as the touch state is selected and the user for the corresponding application is selected. The interface is activated and displayed on the touch screen. On the other hand, if the detected touch does not correspond to the set touch gesture, the slider 130 and the app identifier 132 are sequentially displayed again to receive a new touch gesture.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the electronic device may execute the app identifier sequential display procedure as described above, the touch detection procedure for the touch screen, and the user interface activation procedure for the application corresponding to the selected app identifier. A recording medium (e.g., a magnetic recording medium, a CD-ROM, a flash memory, etc.) recording a program is provided.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the details thereof and that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the appended claims. For example, in the above-described preferred embodiments and drawings, the access GUI is illustrated and described as being displayed in the user interface lock mode, but the access GUI may be changed to be displayed on a part of an execution screen for any other application.

100: main body 110: touch screen
111a: graphic control unit 111b: touch screen control unit
111c: access control unit 112: memory
130: slider 131: channel
132: app identifier

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In the control method of an electronic device having a touch screen,
(a) sequentially outputting at least two or more app identifiers corresponding to different applications at a designated location on the touch screen one by one;
(b) detecting a touch on the touch screen; And
(c) activating a user interface for an application corresponding to the selected app identifier when the detected touch corresponds to a predetermined gesture to select the app identifier. The method of claim 1,
In the step (a), in the user interface lock mode, a channel having a bar-shaped image at a designated position on the touch screen, and a slider moveable from one end to the other end of the channel by a drag touch gesture; Output app title text to the channel as the app identifier with the graphical user interface displayed;
And in step (c), activate the user interface for the application if the detected touch corresponds to a drag touch gesture for the slider. The method of claim 2, wherein in step (a),
Display the app identifiers sequentially on the channel one by one,
And controlling the output state of the app identifier when a tap or hold touch on the slider is recognized. The method of claim 2, wherein in step (a),
And recognizing a tap or hold touch on the slider to sequentially display the app identifiers. 3. The method of claim 2,
The sliders are assigned different colors for different user interfaces,
And controlling the color of the slider in association with the output operation of the app identifier in step (a). 3. The method of claim 2,
And a display period of the app identifier is 0.5 to 1 second. 3. The method of claim 2,
And the application is selected from among a mobile instance messenger (MIM), a web browser, a camera, a map, a message, a phone, and a music player. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In an electronic device having a touch screen,
A graphic control unit for sequentially outputting at least two or more app identifiers corresponding to different applications at a designated location on the touch screen one by one;
A touch screen control unit for detecting a touch on the touch screen; And
And an access control unit for activating a user interface for an application corresponding to the selected app identifier when the detected touch corresponds to a predetermined gesture to select the app identifier. 10. The method of claim 9,
The graphic control unit,
Displaying a graphical user interface including a channel having a bar-shaped image at a designated position on the touch screen and a slider movable from one end to the other end of the channel by a drag touch gesture in a user interface lock mode Outputs app title text to the channel as the app identifier,
The access control unit,
And activate the user interface for the application if the detected touch corresponds to a drag touch gesture for the slider.
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